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The first official Dominion Carver in the Department of Public Works, Cléophas Soucy's work on the sculptural decoration of various buildings on Parliament Hill spanned 30 years. Among the bosses, gargoyles and grotesques he carved for the Peace Tower are caricatures of politicians and both the 19th c. (Fuller) and the 20th c. (Pearson) architects of the Centre Block. He also worked on the Confederation Building and on the National Research Council. He had the assistance of sculptor Coeur de Lion MacCarthy for many of the works carried out in the 1930s and 40s.
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COLLECTIONS WEBPAGE: Gargoyles, grotesques, bosses and decorative relief carvings on the Peace Tower References: Back to Previous Dominion Sculptors Album page
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